synchrony

as in synchronism
formal + technical a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time The objects moved in synchrony with each other.

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Recent Examples of synchrony These swarms of fireflies will flash in synchrony for hours, long after the last visitor has left. Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024 The synchrony can originate in different parts of the swarm. Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024 Even within the same government, the left and right hands are often not working in synchrony. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024 But it's estimated only 1 in 100 systems have retained that synchrony, and ours isn't one of them. CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for synchrony 
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Noun
  • As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.
    Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
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  • And in a remarkable coincidence, there are also only three left-handed pitchers who wound up in the 3,000-Strikeout, 250-Win Club.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In a cruel coincidence, the Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.
    Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Synchrony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchrony. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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